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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Neoscona crucifera
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Female and Male Neoscona Crucifera - Neoscona crucifera - male - female
Copyright © 2013 Donald Hughes

Female and Male Neoscona Crucifera - Neoscona crucifera - Male Female
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
September 1, 2013
Size: dime sized body
Male and female "courting". The female renovates the males branch, then lets it all hang out in an aerial pose. She hangs there for several minutes each time, and moves closer to the male's newly renovated branch each time she jumps. The last "pose" is actually right below the end leaf of his home...

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Contributed by Donald Hughes on 8 October, 2013 - 9:33pm
Last updated 27 August, 2014 - 2:55pm

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This series really needs a lot of filtering and cropping.
… John R. Maxwell, 27 August, 2014 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

 
Why?
And why have they been okay for a year, and all of a sudden need editing?
… Donald Hughes, 27 August, 2014 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Nevermind
I see that other editors did explained why some of the instructions are what they are a year ago.
… John R. Maxwell, 30 August, 2014 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

 
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OK, I'm busy right now, but later I'll compose an explanation why. But you're right, someone should have told you a year ago.
… John R. Maxwell, 27 August, 2014 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

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